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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Related terms 1.6 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French cerchier, from Latin circare.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: sûrch, IPA: /sɜː(r)tʃ/, SAMPA: /s3:(r)tS/
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  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)tʃ

[edit] Verb

to search (third-person singular simple present searches, present participle searching, simple past and past participle searched)

1. (transitive) To look throughout (a place) for something. To try and find something.

   I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch.

2. (intransitive) (followed by "for") To look thoroughly.

   The police are searching for evidence in his flat.

[edit] Synonyms

• (transitive: look throughout (a place) for something): comb, scour
• (intransitive: look thoroughly): look for, seek, comb, scour

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

• Spanish: buscar es(es)

[edit] Noun

search (plural searches)

• Spanish: búsqueda es(es) f.

[edit] Related terms

• research

[edit] See also

• google
• look